An Atlanta parent is accused of pepper-spraying a crowd of high school students after they reportedly jumped her son as she dropped him off at school, WSB-TV reports.

Shawanda Favors was apprehended by the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department and charged with inappropriate conduct after authorities say she pepper-sprayed the students during the fight, which broke out at New Schools at Carver.

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"The parent was apprehended by the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department and charged for her inappropriate conduct. Four students were treated and one student was transported to the hospital. The campus has resumed normal operations. The APS Police Department is investigating this matter," Atlanta Public Schools said in a statement.

According to the report, some students said they did not blame the mother for her actions.

“She was just trying to defend her son. They were really assaulting him; she did what she had to do,” one student said, according to the news station.